<p>I have not found the answer to this anywhere. </p>
<p>I just want to find out what prototype performs better on the ACT as opposed to the SAT, a math-oriented test taker or an english-oriented test taker (by oriented I mean that the student perfroms better in this area.)</p>
<p>My guess is that because the ACT includes a science section, the math-oriented kids outperform their counterparts here, helping them catch up for their deficiencies in reading and writing, an opportunity they dont have with the SAT.</p>
<p>Therefore my assumption is that when scores are translated, math-oriented kids do generally better on the ACT while english-oriented kids perform better on the SAT.</p>
<p>I want to find out if this is true, preferrably not guesses, but people who are clearly stronger in a particular area and have actually done better on either test. I am sure your contribution will help out a lot of people, so please take the time to write down a few lines. </p>
<p>I don't think it has to do with math oriented vs. English oriented so much. The ACT supposedly measures more "skills learned in school" such as grammar, the SAT is apparently more of an aptitude test. The ACT science test, however, is more of a reading and comprehending passages and interpreting graphs, and involves more English and math skills than actual scientific knowledge. The SAT and ACT verbal, also, are completely different, though the critical reading test is similar, I suppose.</p>
<p>I was reading a book that said "If you are bright but lazy, take the SAT". Not sure how true that is, but I did better on the SAT without prep than I have done on my ACT practice tests with a bit of prep, but hopefully I'll be able to even it out.</p>
<p>Thats why I disagree with the notion that "the SAT is more of a reasoning test". The only true reasoning part of any exam is the ACT science, an area where I consistently do well on. I am a math oriented test taker. That is why I want to know if this is generally correct or am I just an aberration?</p>